Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute invited me to record several podcast episodes with him. In this episode he interviewed me about my educational and professional background in forensics, and how those exeperiences impact my perspectives on the abortion debate, especially regarding the idea of subjecting women who abort to prosecution. You can watch/listen to […]
Hi All, Secular Pro-Life has a three-part mission. The second part of our mission is to create space for non-traditional pro-lifers. Non-traditional pro-lifers oppose abortion but fall outside expected pro-life demographics, especially Christianity or political conservatism. They often feel socially stranded and unsure how to get involved. We work to get everyone involved in pro-life activism in […]
Hi all, Secular Pro-Life has a three-part mission. The first part of our mission is to advance secular arguments against abortion. We hit this goal hard in 2025. Our framing is resonating We’re interested in useful conversations with pro-choicers, so we design our content to decrease tribalism. We prioritize common ground, familiar language, and ideologically neutral sources. And […]
On November 19, 2025, ProPublica published ““Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.” This is the case of Tierra Walker, a pregnant woman with multiple chronic health conditions who died during pregnancy. I have some significant skepticism over ProPublica’s objectivity (See “ProPublica identifies […]
[This article is a transcript of “When there’s a prenatal diagnosis, the medical community often pressures parents to abort.” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. A few minor changes were made for clarity. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] The medical community frequently pressures parents who receive a […]
Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute invited me to record several podcast episodes with him. This episode was loosely based on my previous post “It’s about the babies, not your sex life: 5 examples.” You can watch/listen to the full episode here or read the summary below. Key Takeaways Summary Josh and I analyzed the […]
[This article is a transcript of “There is no dismemberment in an abortion. Ever.” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Editor’s note: Some portions of this transcript have been lightly edited for clarity and readability. This video is also available on TikTok. […]
[This article is based on a transcript of “Telling people you’re pro-life is a form of activism” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] My name is Monica Snyder and I’m an atheist. I’m the executive director of Secular Pro-Life, and our […]
Hi all – Just reporting back to you about the Flyway Conference. Save the Storks had invited me to train an exclusive group of Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) Executive Directors. I led back-to-back sessions based on our Building Bridges program, which is all about effective communication with people different from ourselves. My first Bridges session covered how to […]
On October 14, Adriana Smith’s mother (and Chance Smith’s grandmother) April Newkirk posted an update to the family’s GoFundMe about her baby grandson: Chance is now 8 pounds. He is growing very well. Chances lungs are underdeveloped, so he will stay in the nicu unit until his breathing gets better. Chase saw his little brother […]